Translation help for a friend

[Rich S]

This is way beyond my meager (non-existent) translation skills. Not my sword. Posting it for a friend. Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

Rich S

[John A Stuart]

Higo ju Enju Kunimura jusichidai Toshitane Enju Taro Kunitoshi tsukuru. I think anyway, Rich. John

[Rich S]

John -

 

Thanks, I assume that is just the long inscription. Now tell me what it

says :-)

 

Any takers on the short one? I assume (?) it is a date.

 

Rich S

[pcfarrar]

Taisho 4th year (1915), 10th Month?

 

Sword by the same smith here:

 

http://www.to-ken.com/swordregister/No110.htm

[John A Stuart]

Hi Rich, Made by Toshitane Enju Taro Kunitoshi living in Higo 17th generation of Enju Kunimura. The Kunimura that Kunitoshi claims descent from must be the founder of the Enju Ha of Higo, Rai Kunimura 1275-1303. John

[Rich S]

Thanks guys, I'll pass the info along to my friend. Sounds like a nice sword.

 

Appreciate your help.

 

Rich S

[Markus]

Higo ju Enju Kunimura jusichidai Toshitane Enju Taro Kunitoshi tsukuru. I think anyway, Rich. John

 

Sorry for being a pedant but it does not read "Toshitane" but "kô´in" (後胤)

which means "descendant, scion".

[John A Stuart]

Hi Markus, As soon as I saw you had posted I knew I must have bollocked up something. After reading the smith I relied on Hawley to speed up the process and of course therein lay my error, he had Toshitane which was one heck of a long name. Of course 後胤 kouin. Pedantry is good, it illuminates laziness. Toshitane is not even close, bad Hawley. John

[k morita]

Hi,

 

Yes, 後胤 "kouin" is correct.

 

And date is October ,1916.